diff --git a/.github/workflows/github-actions-essential-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/github-actions-essential-ci.yml
index 5d4ce0f9b450..e86b0cf34c38 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github-actions-essential-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github-actions-essential-ci.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 name: GitHub Actions Essential CI
 on:
-  merge_group:
   pull_request:
     types: [opened, reopened, synchronize]
     branches:
@@ -24,31 +23,6 @@ on:
       - "!staging-v22.2*"
       - "!staging-v23.1*"
       - "!staging-v23.2*"
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - "master"
-      - "release-*"
-      - "staging-*"
-      - "staging"
-      - "trunk-merge/**"
-      - "trying"
-      - "!release-1.0*"
-      - "!release-1.1*"
-      - "!release-2.0*"
-      - "!release-2.1*"
-      - "!release-19.1*"
-      - "!release-19.2*"
-      - "!release-20.1*"
-      - "!release-20.2*"
-      - "!release-21.1*"
-      - "!release-21.2*"
-      - "!release-22.1*"
-      - "!release-22.2*"
-      - "!release-23.1*"
-      - "!release-23.2*"
-      - "!staging-v22.2*"
-      - "!staging-v23.1*"
-      - "!staging-v23.2*"
   workflow_dispatch:
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.run_id }}